Press Releases


The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Pecos District announces that it is seeking public nominations for seven positions on its Resource Advisory Council (RAC), which advises the BLM on public land i

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The Easter weekend is just around the corner and the Bureau of Land Management would like to remind the public of five special places ready and waiting to be par

SANTA FE, N.M. —The Bureau of Land Management New Mexico raised $15,390,258 in its quarterly oil and gas lease sale held March 28, 2019.

NORMAN, OKLA - The Bureau of Land Management will host a wild horse and burro event in Livingston, Texas, on April 12-13, at the Barney Wiggins Memorial Arena.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – On March 30, the Bureau of Land Management will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Prehistoric Trackways National Monument.  Along with the Friends

SANTA FE, NM - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has scheduled a two-week public scoping period for input on 17 parcels (4,980 acres) of federal minerals proposed for the Septemb

The Bureau of Land Management Socorro Field Office is planning to burn up to 2,711 acres in eastern Socorro County April 1-May 15, weather permitting.  The Chupadera Prescribed Burn is located

Roswell, NM –Beginning the week of March 17, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will begin seeking opportunities to conduct the 200-acre Nester Ball Prescribed Fire in Chaves Coun

NORMAN, OKLA - The Bureau of Land Management will host a wild horse and burro event in Fort Stockton, Texas, on March 29 - 30, at the Pecos County Coliseum, where 50 wild hors

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Taos Field Office invites you to participate in a second round of public engagement meetings on the travel and transportation planning process for the Sombrillo

NORMAN, Okla. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) will host a series of public meetings to provide information, solicit input and answer questi

LAS CRUCES, N.M.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – On March 5, the Bureau of Land Management is planning a prescribed burn at the Dripping Springs Natural Area (Natural Area), near Las Cruces.  Weather permi

Beginning in February and continuing through spring 2019, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) New Mexico plans to conduct prescribed burns in Chaves County.  The Sand Ranch prescribed fire consist

Beginning in February and continuing through spring, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is planning to burn piles of juniper and piñon cuttings in three locations in Catron County, weather permitt

SANTA FE, N.M.—In keeping with the Administration’s priority to sustainably develop energy and natural resources on public lands, the Bureau of Land Management’s New Mexico State Office has deferre

Beginning the week of March 4, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is planning a prescribed burn at the Dripping Springs Natural Area (Natural Area) near Las Cruces.  If weather is not within

On March 5-6, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), in conjunction with Holloman Air Force Base (Base), is planning a 500-acre prescribed burn, 20 miles northeast of Orogrande in Otero County. 

Beginning in February, the Bureau of Land Management Rio Puerco Field Office, in cooperation with the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, plans to conduct the Mertz Ranch prescribed fire on app